LANG2005-1 : Advanced german 1

Study Programmes 2016-2017

LANG2005-1

Advanced german 1

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Bachelor in economics and business management		3
Bachelor in business engineering		3

Lecturer :

Sylvia Deroose

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

All year long, with partial in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

The aim of this course is to improve the knowledge and the know-how acquired by the student on a linguistic level (structures, vocabulary) taking into account the multicultural and international features of their environment.
Taught in German - and in French for grammar explanations

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

In connection with the KLOs, this course aims to help the students: - to communicate efficiently in German, taking into account the multicultural and international features of their environment; - to be curious and rigorous. At the end of the year, the student should be able to communicate orally and in writing in German at the European level A2+/B1-. He should be able to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance, to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters and to describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment. European Language Portfolio

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

European A2 level (the learner can read and understand simple messages and communicate in simple terms)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Written and oral exercises.
Debates based on short articles and videos.
Working with the textbook "Unternehmen Deutsch"

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Course one hour/week and homework

Recommended or required readings :

Consulting newlol@ regularly is absolutely necessary!
Lecture notes
J. BRAUNERT / W.SCHLENKER, Unternehmen Deutsch- Aufbaustufe (Klett Verlag)

Assessment methods and criteria :

Written exam (80 %):
In January Grammar and vocabulary exercises and short essay
Listening comprehension about episodes of the series « Jojo sucht das Glück » (Deutsche Welle) ;
In June Grammar and vocabulary exercises and short essay. Listening comprehension about "Unternehmen Deutsch"

Oral exam (20 %):
There is no real oral exam but continuous assessment based on attendance and in-class participation.
Students have to take all the different parts of the examination, otherwise the final mark will be 0/20

Work placement(s) :

Organizational remarks :

Contacts :

Sylvia Deroose, N1, office 215; sylvia.deroose@ulg.ac.be ;
phone: + 32 (0)4 232 72 76.

Items online :

German for advanced learners 1
lol@ German for advanced learners level 1

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